Kendall, Henry. Jerusalem - The City Plan. Preservation and Development During the British Mandate 1918-48

zz (ISRAEL, LAND OF)

HM Stationery Office

London

1948

Text in English. With numerous photographic illutrations, fold-out maps and evevations. With fold-out Ordinance Survey map of the City tipped into rear (often lacking). A FINE COPY

A fascinating survey of the architecture and planning of the Ancient and Modern City of Jerusalem. “For twenty-seven years it has been the earnest endeavor of the British Government to preserve the character of the Old City of Jerusalem and to encourage the new suburbs of the modern town to develop in a manner worthy of the great historic architectural and religious traditions of the past. The task has not been easy...”